A taut, quietly unnerving psychological short that explores the unsettling power dynamics between strangers in the dead of night. Shot on evocative 16mm, Beyond Reach takes the familiar setting of a deserted car park and twists it into a stage for a slow-building confrontation that blurs the line between civility and survival instinct. What begins as an ambiguous encounter between a lone woman and a seemingly helpful man gradually tightens into something far more sinister, teasing expectations before delivering a final, wordless turn that reframes everything. With sparse dialogue and a minimalist setting the film leans into atmospheric dread, capturing the charged silence of gendered fear and the social mechanics that too often suppress it.
Cast
Zoey Rainey – Jenny
Darren Luc Kelly – Ray
Crew
Director: Fabian Prell
Producer: Nikolai Cedraeus
Screenwriters: Glenn Zimmatore & Fabian Prell
Director of Photography: Anthony Dias
Production Design: Tom Law
Editor: René Bamban